Mothkiller hygienic garment protector



Nov. 3, 1931. DONOVAN 1,829,854

MOTHKILLER HYGIENIC GARMENT PROTECTOR Filed May 23 1930 Patented Nov. 3, 1931 BERNARD s. noNovAN, on Los ANeELEs, CALIFORNIA MClTHKILLER HYGIENIC GARMENT PROTECTOR Application filed May 23,

This invention relates to improvements in moth killer hygienic garment protectors. of

the type employed for storing clothing during the warm season and which is provided with means for subjecting clothing to the action of a moth-killing chemical that is .cated within the protector.

duce a construction in which the front side of the bag or-container is-provided with a transparent window through which the con tents may be seen and the rear side is provided with an openingabout which is secured a perforated receptacle that is adapted to contain a chemical whose odors will kill moths and similar larva.

i A still further object is toprovide the chemical receptacle with a closure accessible from the outside of the container and which can be opened so as to permitthe moth killing chemical to be introduped into the receptacle without opening the'container.

The above and other objects which may become apparent as the description proceeds are attained by means of a construction and an arrangement of parts that will now be described in .detail, reference for this purpose being hadto the accompanying drawings in which the preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and in which: l

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the container showing the appearance of the front surface thereof when the container is in closed position; i

Fig. 2 is a section through the upper portion of the container showing the container for the chemicals and showing the garment support in place therein; I

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33, Fig.2;

Fig. 4 is a view showing the supporting hook and the means for attaehing the same to the container, this view being taken looking in the direction of arrow 4, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a view looking in the direction of 1930. Serial No. 455,006.

arrow 5, Fig. 3, and shows the outer surface of the chemical receptacle;

Fig. 6 is a section taken on line 6-6, Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a section taken on line 77, Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a side elevation, with parts broken I awty, showing a modified form of receptacle, an

Fig. 9 is a section taken on line 99, Fig. 8. In the drawings reference numeral 1 rep- 4 resents a paper container of such size that it can be used for storing garments, such as fur coats, overcoats, dresses, etc. This container is made of heavy paper and consists of two layers of paper one of which forms the front and has been designated by reference numeral 2 and the other of which forms the back and has been designated by reference numeral 3. .The edges of the two layers of paper are attached to each other by means of gummed-strips 4. The upper edge of the container is folded inwardly as indicated by reference numeral 5 in Fig. 3. A strip of heavy paper or other similar material 6 is secured to the upper end of the back 3 directly benaththe hem 5. A garment supporting plate 7 that is provided with a plurality of hooks 8 is secured to the inner surface of the strip 6 and. secured to the outer surface of the container is a plate 9 to which a hook 10 is attached. This plate is provided with four small openings 11 through which tongues 12 extend. These tongues are preferably punched from the material of the garment supporting'plate 7, but may be replaced by rivets or short bolts, if desired. Plate 9 is provided with an outwardly pressed portion 14, having a cut 15 intermediate its ends, and hook 10 has its lower end bent and rotatably mounted in the recess formed by part 14. Directly beneath the garment support 8 the container is provided with an opening 16. A receptacle 17 is provided with an outwardly extending flange 18 that is adapted to fit against the material of the container about the opening 16. A cover or closure 19 is located on the outside of the con-. tain er and is secured to the flanges 18 bymeans of small rivets 20. Plate 19 is provided with an opening 21 through which the insect destroying chemical 22 is introduced i and removed from the receptacla' Secured to and with a lug 26 that can be engagedX bythe finger when it is to be rotated.

plate 23 is in the position shown in Figs. 5

and cheaper. In this modification the recepand 6, the inside'of receptacle 17 is accessible from the outside of the bag and the chemicals can therefore be replaced without opening the container.

grhe front side of the container is provided with a rectangular opening 27 that is closed by means of a transparent sheet of material which may be celluloid or any other suitable material. A transparent sheet is held. 1n place by means of a strip of gummed papers 29. f p

. When the container is to be sealed the upper end of the container is folded over in the manner shown in Fig. 7. For-the purpose of holding the container in folded position, spring clasps 30 have been provided. These clasps are secured to the upper end of side 3 by meansfof bolts 31 and are provided with movable clamping members 32 that can be moved from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 7 to the dotted line position. After the container has been closed by folding the upper end as shown, the clamping members 32 are rotated from dotted line to full line position, and hold the container closed. \Vhen the upper end of the container is closed, it is positively sealed against the entrance of .moths, or rather insects, and when a mothtacle 17a is substantially the same as recepdispensed with and receptacle 17a is provided with an opening 33 at its top which is closed en the by a spring cover 34. that can be readily removed .when chemicals are to be introduced into. it.

In the above description a container has been shown as the bag for the clothes, but it is evident that a box can besubstituted for the bag when desired and such boxes can be employedfor storing woolen blankets and similar bulky articles.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A device of the class described comprising, in combination, a container of moth proof material, one side of the container having a cut-out portion that is closed by a transparent member forming a window, the other side having, a small opening, a receptacle having a radial flange adapted to be secured to the inside of the container, a plate located on the outside of the contalner and secured at its edges to the flange of the receptacle, said plate having an opening through which material may be introduced into the receptacle, and a closure for said opening.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. BERNAItD S. DONOVAN.

killing chemical is placed in the receptacle,

the exudations from this chemical enters the bag through openings in the receptacle and kills any larva that may be in the clothes when they are placed in the container. I consider the use of the moth destroying chemical v of great importance, for the reason that regardless of how carefully the clothes are cleaned andv sunned before they are introduced into the container, moths will develop due to the, fact that eggs have been deposited on the clothes and these are not killed by the air and sunlight, and therefore they de-' velop after the clothes have been introduced are hatched after the container has been into the container.- When chemicals are employed in the manner shown, any moths that closed will be killed, and therefore the clothes will be absolutely protected against the ravages of moths when stored in a container of of'the invention, above 

